Food & Beverage
Accounting Services

We provide accounting, tax, and advisory services tailored to restaurants, food producers, and beverage businesses in and around Wisconsin.

Who We Help

Practical Financial Management for Bars, Cafes & Restaurants

The restaurant, food, and beverage industry is highly competitive, and restaurant owner-operators regularly face a wide range of complex challenges. At Johnson Block CPAs, our experienced team of restaurant consultants offers a complete menu of services that will help your restaurant realize its potential.

Whether you are a small independent or a large national chain, a franchisor or a franchisee, you can count on us to make sure your business plan is sound, your financials measure up, and that your restaurant is poised to take advantage of opportunities that maximize your investment.

Restaurant specialties
  • Business structure and start-up cost analysis
  • Tax planning, tax return preparation, and compliance
  • Depreciation rules for restaurants
  • Special sales tax rules for restaurant equipment and utilities
  • Healthcare reform consulting
  • Cash flow forecasting
  • Operational and profitability reviews
  • Benchmarking and performance measurement

How JBC Can Help

Insight for Every Part of Your Operation

Johnson Blocks CPAs has been meeting the needs of the restaurant industry for more than a generation. From accounting and tax issues to the operational aspects of running a restaurant business, our team works with owner-operators to address the wide range of financial and operational challenges they manage each day. We have in-depth knowledge of complex federal and state tax laws. We offer tax minimization ideas and structures that have been tested and proven to be successful. We also offer operational insights that can make a big difference in improving your operating margins.

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Paper Tax Checks Are Ending: How New IRS Electronic Payment Rules Affect You

02/18/2026
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Understanding the IRS’s new deduction for qualified overtime compensation

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01/27/2026
RSM US outlines IRS guidance in Notice 2026-11 on restored 100% bonus depreciation and key timing and eligibility rules. […]

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IRS clarifies 100% first-year bonus depreciation rules

01/27/2026
The IRS recently issued new guidance clarifying how the permanent 100% bonus depreciation deduction will work moving forward. This allows businesses to fully deduct the […]

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